MVENYANE

[s. 536] : A settlement in Cape Colony, South Africa, situated in Griqualand East, 23 Station of the Moravian miles W. of Kokstadt. Mi ions (1888), with (1903) 3 mi ionaries, two of them with their wives, 18 native workers, 1 place £19 of worship, 1 Sunday school, 3 day schools, 1 theological cla , and 102 profe ed Christians. Kaveri on the south, and several smaller rivers between these two more important streams. These rivers, like almost all those of India, while MVUMI: settlement in German East Africa, situated in the Chigogo District, about 26 miles W. by N. of Mpapwa. Station of the CMS (1883), with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 native worker, 2 outstations, 5 day schools, and 2 profe ed Christians. A usele for navigation, support large systems of Mysore was included in the territories ruled from time immemorial by old prehistoric Plindu dynasties of South India, artificial irrigation. whose existence can dimly be traced in the uncertain light of early Indian times. The last of these dynasties was overtlirown by the Mohammedans in 1565. As the latter in turn began to lose their power a Hindu cliief seized the fort of Seringa pat am in 1610, and became the founder of the present Mysore principality. The Hindu rulers were displaced by Mohammedans under Haider Ali in the latter part of the 18th century. But after the English finally defeated his son, Tippu Sahib, in 1799, they replaced the old Hindu famdy on the throne of Mysore. Of the entire population the Hindus amount to nearly 95 per cent., Mohammedans to a little le than 5 per cent. The total number of Christians is given as 34,402. Of these, 28,600 are native converts. About one-fourth of the Christians are Protestants, the others Roman Catholics. The language almost universally used is Kanarese. The cultivation of the Kanarese is greatly indebted to the mi ionaries; grammars and dictionaries, a translation of the Bible and the beginnings of a worthy native literature are due to MWENA: A settlement in the Congo Free State, Africa, situated near the headwaters of the Cualaha, about 25 miles S. W. of Lalce Mwena. Station of the PB, with 2 mi ionaries, one with his wife. 537